July 13, 2011, 10:20AM

BATON ROUGE -- Police say a 33-year-old Baton Rouge woman has been arrested for failing to seek medical attention after her 5-year-old daughter took several pills prescribed to treat attention deficient hyperactivity disorder. Authorities say the girl took the pills between 1:45 p.m. Saturday and 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The girl's father took her to a local hospital late Sunday... Full story »

July 13, 2011, 9:58AM

This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for the east bank of Jefferson Parish. Locations are approximate due to automated location methods and address inconsistencies, the Sheriff's Office says. Burglar alarm calls are excluded. 3400 block of 16th Street - July 12, 10:57 p.m., battery. 17th Street and North Causeway Boulevard - July... Full story »

July 13, 2011, 9:20AM

GALLIANO -- Authorities in Lafourche Parish say a fire call in Galliano led to discovery of what police believe was a backyard methamphetamine lab Firefighters found a smoldering mattress at the home when they arrived on Monday. They also found what they suspected to be illegal drugs. The Daily Comet reports that the substance they found turned out to... Full story »

July 12, 2011, 10:55PM

A 10-year-old boy died Tuesday after an incident involving him jumping on the hood of car driven by a friend of his mother. Dead is Jacoby Williams of Marrero. Shauntelle Mitchell, 34, told a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigator that she was preparing to back out of a driveway at 2526 Joy Ann Drive after visiting the boy's mother when... Full story »

July 12, 2011, 7:10PM

The lifeless body of a 73-year-old man was found inside his modest cottage Tuesday, in what has been classified as the first homicide this year in Lakeview. Hours later, police identified one of his sons as a suspect in his death. Police found Robert "Bob" Rider Sr. dead in his home in the 5800 block of Milne Boulevard after... Full story »

July 12, 2011, 6:10PM

Hours after police arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a Tangipahoa Parish-based Dominican priest in Mississippi, hundreds of parishioners are expected to pack a church in Hammond tonight to mourn losing their friend and pastor in such a brutal manner. A memorial service honoring the Rev. Edward E. Everitt, 70, is set for 7 p.m. at Holy... Full story »

July 12, 2011, 4:50PM

A Slidell man allegedly tried to enlist his stepdaughter into getting nude photos of one of her teenage friends and sexually battered another friend in two different incidents, authorities said. Investigators learned of both incidents when an 18-year-old said Shannon Dishner, 40, had groped her and forced her to touch his genitals while she was at his house, Assistant Slidell... Full story »